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when do you use the passato prossimo vs l'imperfetto

The passato prossimo is the more common of the two and indicates a past, completed action. e.g. ieri, ho dormito per 8 ore. l'imperfetto, on the other hand is for continuous or repeated actions. e.g when i w...
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Answered by Giulia C. Italian tutor
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How do you translate "Yesterday it rained, however, so I decided to go by bus." ?

I would translate this sentence as "Però, ieri ha piovuto, quindi ho deciso di andare con l'autobus." As you can see, I rearranged the two conjunctions to avoid the sentence sounding too heavy, but...
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Answered by Jodie V. Italian tutor
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Essere o Avere? How to pick the right auxiliary for Italian verbs.

Italian, unlike English, has two different auxiliary verbs: Essere and Avere. Similarly to English, auxiliaries in Italian are mainly used to support other verbs when forming composite tenses, such as Passat...
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Answered by Elisa M. Italian tutor
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What is the difference between superlative relative adjectives and superlative absolute adjectives?

Superlative relative adjectives tell us that someone or something has a certain quality to the maximum within a group of people or objects . For example, say that you are looking at all the people in your cl...
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Direct and Indirect Objects

When learning a language, differentiating between and knowing when to use direct and indirect objects can be a challenge. An important thing to remember is that there can never be JUST an indirect object wit...
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Answered by Mary G. Italian tutor
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